Burkett

On May 14, 2006, HARRY T. BURKETT, III; beloved husband of Mary (nee Crawford); devoted father of Harry T, Burkett, IV, Elizabeth A. Burkett and Cassandra K. Burkett; loving son of Kathleen Burkett; loving brother of Jeffrey, Corwin, Robin, Heather, Amber and Eliza. Friends may call at the Connelly Funeral Home of Essex, 300 Mace Avenue on Saturday, from 3 to 5pm. A Maritime Burial Service will take place at a later date.

On May 14, 2006, HARRY T. BURKETT, III; beloved husband of Mary (nee Crawford); devoted father of Harry T, Burkett, IV, Elizabeth A. Burkett and Cassandra K. Burkett; loving son of Kathleen Burkett; loving brother of Jeffrey, Corwin, Robin, Heather, Amber and Eliza. Friends may call at the Connelly Funeral Home of Essex, 300 Mace Avenue on Saturday, from 3 to 5pm. A Maritime Burial Service will take place at a later date.

Sykesville has pared its 11-item wish list for Burkett Park to the "four highest priority items.""We had to pick four to get the project within budget," Town Manager James L. Schumacher said yesterday.The Town Council awarded the construction contract for its newest park to Biller's Fence Craft of Klee Mill Road. Work in the Norris Avenue park will begin immediately.The contractor will build a picnic pavilion, a backstop for a ball field, and a 60-by-6-foot pathway to a playground pad.Mr.

Steve Burkett started bowling tenpins when he was 14."I bowled in the youth leagues at [Fair Lanes] Dundalk," Burkett said, "And I've never stopped."Working for the Fair Lanes organization for "about six or seven years," most recently as a relief manager, Burkett is now the operations manager at the Southdale center."

Sykesville officials had hoped to use the remainder of a 1989 Planned Open Space grant to renovate Burkett Park, but the state called a halt to those plans.So, the town will use the money for other improvements at Millard Cooper Park.The town received $20,865 to install a pavilion and lights at Millard Cooper Park, a 6-acre area along Route 32, and completed the project for about $10,000. Planners wanted to improve Burkett Park, on the west side of town, with the balance of the grant."Our original application specified all funds would be spent at Millard Cooper Park," said James L. Schumacher, town manager.

If you've been a bit preoccupied with the saga of Nancy and Tonya in Lillehammer and Michael Jordan in Sarasota, you probably overlooked the tale of Duane and Chris in the NFL.The fate of Duane Bickett and Chris Burkett is a sign of the changing times in the NFL. They're two of the first victims of the NFL's brave new world of the salary cap.A year ago, Bickett was the Indianapolis Colts' franchise player. He was scheduled to make $2.1 million this year. But he was one of several players who were waived by the Colts a week ago to get the team under the salary cap.Bickett may be brought back by the Colts or he can sign with another team.

When that magic moment came and he was announced into last night's All-Star Game, San Francisco pitcher John Burkett told himself that he would become a sort of human VCR, recording every feeling, every sensation."

BOSTON - The scouting report on Boston Red Sox pitcher John Burkett warned the Orioles about his speed variations, his pitch selection and his pinpoint control. It warned them not to be overly anxious in certain situations and not to be overly patient in others. Yet as Mike Hargrove watched hitter after hitter return to the dugout yesterday in various levels of disgust, he knew those lessons had not taken hold. Burkett finished with a four-hit shutout, as the Red Sox dispatched the Orioles and pitcher Sidney Ponson, 4-0, at Fenway Park in a speedy 2 hours, 22 minutes.

ATLANTA - An avid bowler who has rolled more 300 games than he can accurately count - it's either nine or 10 by his estimation - Atlanta Braves pitcher John Burkett is accustomed to throwing strikes. He'll need plenty of them tonight to be spared a loss. Taking the ball for Game 3 of the National League Championship Series also means taking on Arizona's Curt Schilling. It's an assignment few would envy. Schilling racked up two complete games in the Division Series, including a 1-0 gem against St. Louis' Matt Morris.

Quote: "This is one of 162. Unfortunately, it was a big one -- Opening Day -- but the others won't all go like this." -- Kevin Stocker, after the expansion Devil Rays lost, 11-6, in their first game. It's a fact: The White Sox-Rangers game was broadcast on high-definition television.Who's hot: The Indians won their fourth Opening Day game in five years.Who's not: The Rangers' John Burkett allowed seven runs and six hits, all in the fifth inning.On deck: Brad Radke, a 20-game winner last season, will start the Twins' home opener on Friday.

WASHINGTON -- In the early days of World War II, a wily and ambitious Texas congressman concocted a sure-fire way to go far in politics: Create a heroic record of combat.So Lyndon B. Johnson, a lieutenant commander in the Naval Reserve, got himself assigned to be a presidential observer in the South Pacific. Johnson was a passenger on a B-26 which briefly came under fire from a Japanese Zero fighter before landing safely at its base. He had been in action for 13 minutes before he headed home on the next plane.

NEW YORK -- New York Yankees manager Joe Torre has agonized for days over the makeup of his starting lineup for the opener of the American League Division Series tonight against the Texas Rangers, and he still wasn't ready to name his designated hitter yesterday.Should he go with Cecil Fielder, who clearly is one of the most dangerous hitters of the 1990s? Or Darryl Strawberry, who has a good -- if limited -- record against Texas Rangers Game 1 starter John Burkett?"I'm trying to digest as much information as I can," Torre said at yesterday's news conference at Yankee Stadium.

Seven years in the minor leagues taught John Burkett not to take anything for granted in baseball.So when he was bypassed as the National League's starting pitcher for last night's 64th All-Star Game, despite his league-high 13 wins, he was not upset."

ARLINGTON, Texas -- Orioles manager Davey Johnson seemed pretty proud of himself. He shuffled his lineup last night for the second game in a row and apparently shook the club out of its offensive doldrums.The Orioles scored six runs off right-hander John Burkett in the first two innings and pummeled the slumping Texas Rangers, 9-3, to move to the threshold of a three-game sweep at The Ballpark in Arlington."My lineup worked," Johnson said. "I think everybody kind of liked it. They're probably wondering why I didn't try it before."